Bowl was made by the millefiori technique. The surface is made up of hexagonal plaques of blue glass in the centre of which there are violet flowering lilac twig motifs. The bowl is shallow and round, and the upper part of the rim curves out slightly. The floral pattern is formed in the upper part of the vessel by pinching. The joints between plaques are clearly visible because the vessel was not polished. A thin ribbon formed by intertwining spiralling threads of milky white glass is applied to the rim.35 As this object is characterized by a sophisticated technological execution and a perfect harmony of colour, it is no wonder that Otto von Falke wrote admiringly of it and described it first in his article on vessels from Antiquity in the Mimara Collection.
Catalogue entry
Small bowl Museum Mimara, Zagreb Glass Collection inv. no. ATM 1350 Egypt, unknown location Roman period (30. B.C.- 395 A.D.) 1st c. A.D. glass: thousand flowers, 4,4 x 17cm
Resources
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